US Plant Patent PP27167
Krista
Peach tree named ‘Krista’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 20, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2034. This patent earned 119 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27167
- Filed
- December 22, 2014
- Granted
- September 20, 2016
- Expires
- April 20, 2035
- Inventor
- ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ). The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright growth of tree. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive dark red skin color. 4. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh. 5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, ( Prunus persica ) substantially as illustrated and described.
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